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The extracts of two different plant were screened for their phenols, flavonoid and antioxidant activity by DPPH method for two locations. In this study seed oil and defatted seed cake extracts of M. azedarach and P. pinnata from two locations indicate high phenolics (13.5-51.2 mgGAE/g) and flavonoids content (1.5-4.2 mgCAE/g). The IC50 value was (0.032-0.048...
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The aim of the present study is to evaluate the anti anemic activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Corchorus fascicularis against phenylhydrazine-induced hemolytic anemia in rats. Phenylhydrazine (40mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally for 2 days to induce anemia in rats. The animals were divided into five groups of 6 animals each. Group I served as normal control, group II as anemic control, group III as reference control administered with vitamin B12 and group IV and V animals were treated with 100 mg/kg and 200mg/kg of ethanolic leaf extract of Corchorus fascicularis Linn. (CFE). All the test drugs were administered once daily for 28 days through the oral route. On 1st, 14th and 28th-day blood were withdrawn, through sinus puncture under phenobarbitone anesthesia and subjected to the estimation of RBC, Hb and percentage Hematocrit. Both the ethanolic leaf extracts of Corchorus fascicularis Linn. and vitamin B12 significantly increased the RBC, Hb and Hematocrit levels which conclude that Corchorus fascicularis Linn. leaf extract exhibits anti-anemic...
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Aqueous and ethanol-ethyl acetate chloroform-methanol extracts from the leaves of Ricinus communis were investigated for their anthelmintic activity against Pheretima posthuma, and three concentrations (50, 75 and 100 mg/ml) of each extract were studied for activity, in which paralysis and death time of the worm. Both the extract exhibited remarkable anthelminthic activity at all three concentrations. Albendazole suspension is used as standard reference (20 mg/ml) and distilled water as a control. Therefore the aqueous and ethanol methanol extract of leaves of Ricinus communis has been demonstrated for the...
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Vitamins are essential components of any diet and diet deficient in vitamins is the prime reason for malnutrition. In the present investigation, essential oil fractions isolated from foliages and tender shoots of few Apiaceae members commonly used as spices, vegetable, and flavoring agents were involved in phytochemical diversity analysis. GC-MS fingerprinting of the essential oil fractions isolated from young foliages and tender stems showed the presence of vitamin E and K in appreciable quantity. The foliage of carrot (Daucus carota L.), a popular winter vegetable is very rich in α-Tocopherol and phytonadione. Tender shoot portion of ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi Sprague, a common spice yielding member and coriander (Coriandrum sativum Linn.) also have a significant amount of α-Tocopherol and phytonadione. The study has indicated the supplementary use of these members as a potential source of vitamin E and K beside their common...
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Heterophragma quadriloculare (Roxb.) K. Schum. (HQ) belongs to Bignoneace family and known as Warras. Usage of HQ plant in diabetes has been claimed traditionally, but scientific documentation is not yet available. So, it was our interest to develop a scientific database for HQ leaves. HQ leaves were studied for its traditional claim of anti-diabetic activity by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) model using normal rats. All possible phytoconstituents were extracted into a selected range of solvents based on its polarity, i.e., petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol, water. The extracts were screened for OGTT at a dose level of 200 and 400 mg/kg per oral. In OGTT study through all extracts found to reduce blood glucose level, petroleum ether extract and chloroform extract showed dose-dependent activity. These results provided the clue for the presence of anti-diabetic constituents in petroleum ether extract. Thus petroleum ether extract (200 mg/kg), an unsaponifiable fraction of petroleum ether extract (100 mg/kg) and a saponifiable fraction of petroleum ether extract (100 mg/kg) of HQ were studied in...
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